Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor is presently gearing up for the
release of his film Mubarakan which also stars Anil Kapoor, Ileana D'Cruz and
Athiya Shetty.
When a famous tabloid enquired the actor if he is scared of
being tagged as a metrosexual hero, Arjun responded, "I don't think I have
been tagged as a metrosexual hero. Half Girlfriend did well in UP, Bihar,
Rajasthan and Indore. Gunday also did well in those regions. Ishaqzaade was a
pan-India success at that point."
He further added, "I am always trying to meander my way
into every household in India. I want to be a pan India hero. That's how you
can survive. When you have survived for four or five years and have a body of
work, you should only look towards making more inroads. You cannot be stuck in
personas of being massy, urban, classy, sophisticated or rustic. These are tags
that you can break."
On not being completely Bollywoodised, the actor disclosed,
"I am very proud that I hail from the film fraternity. I am never
apologetic about it. That doesn't mean that there aren't other facets to my
personality. I am a well-rounded person, not just physically (laughs)."
Would Arjun ever take up a film that depicts women
derogatively and Arjun specified, "Films mirror society. When you read
about a character, if it's not written with a particular agenda, say where they
not purposely trying to malign the opposite sex and the journey brings about a
catharsis, then it makes sense."
"If a film is derogatory towards women, I won't
affiliate myself with it. That is not the reality I would like to put out in
the world," he further added.
There are numerous times when it is said that Bollywood has
a heavy impact on the masses. On this, the actor got candid and told, "If
we, as filmmakers and creative people, start becoming the do-gooders and the
cleansers of society, it means that the infrastructure of our government has
let us down drastically. Do you mean to say that we are the only cause for
everything bad that happens in the country? If that is the case, then there is
a fundamental flaw in the system."
Directed by Anees Bazmee, Mubarakan is scheduled to release
on July 28, 2017.
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